Earlier this month, Gene posted an homage to Pi day (3.14), and I offered up a Pi riddle as a response. Unfortunately, that thread was somehow lost to the ethersphere, so I asked Mango to let me post it here.
Did you know that the base dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza are a function of Pi? Why would a square footprint be a function of Pi?

Tom

_________________"There is no path to peace, peace is the path."Mohandas K. Ghandi

Sorry, wrong question. While you are correct that the ration of the height to the base is a function of Pi, you haven't answered the question of
why the dimensions of the base itself (a square) are a function of Pi.

You are free to try again.

Tom

_________________"There is no path to peace, peace is the path."Mohandas K. Ghandi

The first is the relationship between Pi and Phi (golden ratio) that is expressed in the fundamental proportions of the Great Pyramid.

The second is way too hard for me to paraphrase, so here it is directly

"If the height of the pyramid is taken as the radius of a circle, then the circumference of this circle is the same as the perimeter of the base. This provided the complimentary squaring of a circle and circling of a square. The key to this relationship is knowledge of the value of Pi and designing the angle of the pyramid to be exactly 51 degrees, 51 minutes, and 14.3 seconds."

The reference to PI (both caps) is Pyramid Inches, which is equal to 1.0011 present inches.

They drew a large circle on the ground and than used the radius to find the corners of the base for an accurate square. Using the center line of the circle at the intersection of CL and circumference in both directions.

Just a guess and I can't think of a way to describe what I mean.

Rog

_________________Dont badmouth no strangers, they just friends you aint met yet.

An ounce of responsibility is worth a pound of State and Federal laws.

I spent most of my money on woodworking
tools and beer, the rest I just wasted.

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot post attachments in this forum